

Prof. Dr. med. Volkhard AJ Kempf
microbiology
microbiology
Overview
Country, City
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Health facility
University Hospital Frankfurt am Main
Medical unit
Institute for medical microbiology and hospital hygiene
About the doctor
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The Moment of Truth — Secret Rulers: Bacteria

Interview with Prof. Volkhard Kempf at the NorVect Conference 2015
Resume
CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Education
- 1990-1997 Studied medicine at the Julius Maximilians-University Würzburg and Oxford, Great Britain
- Scientific career in Munich followed by a period in Tübingen at the Eberhard Karls-University
- Board certifications in “Medical Microbiology, Virology and Infection Epidemiology”, „Hospital Infection Control“, “antibiotic stewardship (expert level)” and “travel medicine.”
Experience
- 2009 Professor and head of the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
- 2009 Lead at the Bartonella consiliary expert laboratory
- 2017 Visiting professor (biological sciences) at the University of Leeds, Great Britain
Awards & Memberships
- 2000 Thesis Award, Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg
- 2005 Young Investigator Award, German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hygiene und Mikrobiologie, DGHM)
- 2005 Postdoctoral Prize (Postdoktorandenpreis), Robert Koch Foundation
- 2017 Felix Wankel Animal Welfare Award, Felix Wankel Foundation
- State of Hesse / Germany Award (LOEWE: “BartoLISA”)
- Co-coordinator of the DFG Research Unit 2251 (“Acinetobacter”)
- President of the Medical Society Frankfurt am Main, and of the DGHM section “Microbial Pathogenicity”
- Acting President of the “DGHM Foundation” (DGHM-Stiftung)
- 2012 Editor-in-Chief of Medical Microbiology and Immunology (founded in 1886 as Zeitschrift für Hygiene by Robert Koch and Carl Flügge)
Languages
English
German
Publications
Molecular epidemiology of multidrug-resistant organisms on mobile phones: an observational study conducted at a German university hospital
4 April, 2026
An optimized 16S–23S rRNA intergenic spacer region PCR for the detection and identification of Bartonella spp.
4 February, 2026
Genomic analysis of non-carbapenem drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria from advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) patients suggests no evidence for in-house transmissions
28 January, 2026
Location
Theodor-Stern-Kai, 7, 60596 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
FAQ
Where does the doctor practice?
What is the specialization of Prof. Dr. med. Volkhard AJ Kempf?
The primary specialization of the doctor is microbiology.
What is the experience of the specialist?
Prof. Dr. med. Volkhard AJ Kempf has been practicing for more than 29 years.
Prof. Dr. med. Volkhard AJ Kempf
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